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Timeless photographs of everyday Harlem ’90s life

Uptown Odyssey — Gerald Cyrus’s new photobook collates cinematic shots of the neighbourhood’s street life and  jazz bars, capturing the vibrancy of the bygone era.

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Cruising on the West Side Piers, New York’s wild side

West Side Highway — In the late 20th century, the area was an if-you-know-you-know hotspot for the city’s gay scene. William Howell’s new photobook immortalises it.

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Joyous photos from the heart of the UK’s radical free festival movement

Common Grounds — The photographer has been capturing British counterculture for the past half century. A new exhibition looks at his archive sitting at the intersection of music, community and grassroots protest.

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Inside the grunge golden age with Hole’s former bassist

My ’90s Rock Photographs — Melissa Auf der Maur’s new photobook is a sprawling visual memoir of her time at the heart of the US scene, from Tinker to The Smashing Pumpkins.

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Halcyon, end of summer days in ’80s Massachusetts

Bell Pond — Stephen DiRado’s new photobook is a nostalgic look at blissed out moments of young love, family and coming of age at a swimming pond in Worcester, Massachusetts.

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The groundbreaking photography of Gordon Parks

Voices in the Mirror — A new exhibition dives deep into the legendary lensman’s archive, who captured the Civil Rights Movement and Black America like no other.

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“It’s been hard Anthony. I’ve a photo of you three together, and it’s not being disrespectful for you, you’re on t’ end, and I bent it over because it upset me that much I couldn’t look at that photo. And it’s the only photo I’ve got of you. Even now the photograph does upset me because it brings back awful memories of what your dad did to us. I mean I’m not ashamed of the photo.

Nick Danziger’s striking vision of everyday British life in the ’90s

The British 1994-1999 — The renowned photojournalist returned to his birth country on the cusp of the Millennium, capturing its contradictions with humour and wit.

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A chaotic portrait of an ’80s American farming family

Holy Cow! — Melonie Bennett grew up on a farm in Maine in the ’80s, and documented her family’s idiosyncratic daily life. She presents those humorous, everyday memories in a new exhibition and photobook.

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The raw, fledgling intimacy of Peter Hujar’s contact sheets

Hujar:Contact — A new photobook highlights the process of the legendary queer photographer, and his process of growing into the artist he ultimately became.

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Behind the curtain at Alternative Miss World 1981

Olympia glamour — Running a subversive take on the traditional beauty pageant, the Andrew Logan organised event prioritised underground creativity and invention. Photographer David Corio went behind the scenes at its biggest edition. 

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Nick Haymes’s intimate portrait of his family’s life

Chronograph — Over 25 years, the photographer documented his son’s lives as they grew into adults. The resulting photobook is an exploration of the passage of time, as well as the optimism of youth.

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Shawn Walker’s layered, psychedelic vision of Harlem’s streets

From BeBop to Illusion — Using glass as a means to illuminate the city’s different layers, the longtime photographer and filmmaker is publishing his first monograph at the age of 86.

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